Merger Review as a Defense Against Hostile Tender Offers: Comments on the Case Oracle/Peoplesoft (El Control de Concentraciones Como Defensa Frente a las OPAs Hostiles: Reflexiones Sobre el Caso Oracle/Peoplesoft) (Spanish)
Anuario de Derecho de la Competencia, pp. 173-191, 2006
10 Pages Posted: 5 Jan 2011
Date Written: October 26, 2006
Abstract
This paper studies the use of merger review as a shield to obstacle hostile tender offers of a company. Commenting on the transaction Oracle/PeopleSoft (2004) it reflects on the significance and risks of the antitrust authorities' analysis of M&A. The correct definition of the relevant market and the assessment of potential anticompetitive effects of the transactions are the crucial issues in which parties confront their positions.
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Keywords: corporate acquisitions, merger review, hostile tender offer, defensive measures
JEL Classification: G34, K21, L49, L86
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